Al-Khasibi

Abu ʿAbd-Allāh Ḥusayn ibn Ḥamdān al-Junbalānī ( ), mostly known as al-Khaṣībī (? - 969) ( ), was the founder of Nusayrism , a mystic Shia sect whose followers now mostly live in Syria and Southern Turkey and are known as Alawis .

Scholar of Alawi sect Abu ʿAbd-Allāh al-Ḥusayn ibn Ḥamdān al-Jonbalānī al-Khaṣībī ( ), mostly known as al-Khaṣībī (??–969) ( ) was originally from a village called Jonbalā , between Kufa and Wasit in Iraq , which was the center of the Qarmatians . He was a member of a well-educated family with close ties to eleventh Twelver Imam Hasan al‐Askari and a scholar of the Islamic sect known as the Alawites or Nusayris, which is now present in Syria , Southern Turkey and Northern Lebanon . A manuscript copy of a work by al‐Khasibi, copied in 1508, Egypt. According to the Alawites, after settling in Aleppo , under the rule of the Shia Hamdanid dynasty , he gained the support and aid of its ruler, Sayf al-Dawla , in spreading his teachings. He later dedicated his book Kitab al‐Hidaya al‐Kubra to his patron. He died in Aleppo and his tomb, which became a holy shrine, is inscribed with the name Shaykh Yabraq. One such belief was that Jesus was every one of the prophets from Adam to Muhammad , as well as other figures such as Socrates , Plato and some ancestors of Muhammad . Similarly, other historical figures were the incarnations of Ali and Salman al‐Farisi . He and his works were praised by the influential Iranian Shiʿite scholar Muhammad Baqir Majlisi . Although the Encyclopædia Britannica cites 957 or 968 as two possible dates for his death Hanna Batatu (17 Sep 2012).

Scholar of Alawi sect Abu ʿAbd-Allāh al-Ḥusayn ibn Ḥamdān al-Jonbalānī al-Khaṣībī ( ), died 969, was originally from a village called Jonbalā , between Kufa and Wasit in Iraq , which was the center of the Qarmatians . He was a member of a well-educated family with close ties to eleventh Twelver Imam Hasan al‐Askari and a scholar of the Islamic sect known as the Alawites or Nusayris, which is now present in Syria , southern Turkey and northern Lebanon . Egyptian manuscript from 1508 of a work by al‐Khasibi. According to the Alawites, after settling in Aleppo , under the rule of the Shia Hamdanid dynasty , he gained the support and aid of its ruler, Sayf al-Dawla , in spreading his teachings. He later dedicated his book Kitab al‐Hidaya al‐Kubra to his patron. He died in Aleppo and his tomb, which became a shrine, is inscribed with the name Shaykh Yabraq. He taught several unique beliefs, including that Jesus was every one of the prophets from Adam to Muhammad as well as other figures such as Socrates , Plato and some ancestors of Muhammad , and that other historical figures were the incarnations of Ali and Salman al-Farisi . He and his works were praised by the Iranian Shiʿite scholar Muhammad Baqir Majlisi . The Encyclopædia Britannica cites 957 or 968 as two possible dates for his death.

Scholar of Alawi sect Abu Abd Allah al-Husayn ibn Hamdan al-Junbalani al-Khasibi (died 957 or 968), commonly known simply as al-Khasibi , was an Alawite religious leader and missionary. He originally from a village called Jonbalā , between Kufa and Wasit in Iraq , which was the center of the Qarmatians . He was a member of a well-educated family with close ties to eleventh Twelver Imam Hasan al-Askari and a scholar of the Alawites, also known as Nusayris, which is now present in Syria , southern Turkey and northern Lebanon . Egyptian manuscript from 1508 of a work by al-Khasibi. According to the Alawites, after settling in Aleppo , under the rule of the Shia Hamdanid dynasty , he gained the support and aid of its ruler, Sayf al-Dawla , in spreading his teachings. He later dedicated his book Kitab al-Hidaya al-Kubra to his patron. He died in Aleppo and his tomb, which became a shrine, is inscribed with the name Shaykh Yabraq. He taught several unique beliefs (especially in Risalah Ristpashiyah), including that Jesus was every one of the prophets from Adam to Muhammad as well as other figures such as Socrates , Plato and some ancestors of Muhammad , and that other historical figures were the incarnations of Ali and Salman al-Farisi . He and his works were praised by the Iranian Shiʿite scholar Muhammad Baqir Majlisi . The Encyclopædia Britannica cites 957 or 968 as two possible dates for his death. Extremist Shiites: The Ghulat Sects . Extremist Shiites: The Ghulat Sects . There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).